Type what you're thinking about right now (11)

[Appear]

Pretty sure I spent around 70% of my day at work stifling a fart. Oh how 5pm was welcomed with open... er...

[edbander]

building the model Bismarck in installments, would cost £1,249.61p. plus £1.99

[Mo34]

That it;s only 10 to 10, yet feels like 2.30 am. I got home about 4 pm and it has felt like the longest evening.

I seem to be in some kind of perpetual inert boredom, even when I have things to do. :/

[edbander]

lindt mini eggs and lindor assorted chocs don't need to be individually wrapped. they could be like maltesers or mini eggs. but then you couldn't charge as much for them.

[Schmosby]

Was supposed to be doing 4k on the rowing machine daily this week, but only managed 2k, last 2 days and 1.5k today. Need to restructure my days a bit I think.

[Professor Willow]

That I'm fed up of hearing about the ISIS bride.

[Consolida]

^^ @ Boy How are you?

Don't see you posting on the forums much these days so I hope that's a sign that everything is going well

[Mr. Nobody]

wondering how fair the NHS is,..

an old man, who has contributed to it all his working life gets refused care basically, and just left to wither and die, (as doctors more often than no decide to just make someone "comfortable" rather than properly treating or curing them)
and someone from abroad (who hasn't been contributing to the NHS) comes here and gets IVF, operations, and god knows what care thrown at them.
it just seems unfair,..
why is an older person's life seen as not worth saving really,
it always just seems to be age-ist and unfair from a monetary point.

[Dougella]

Originally Posted by Vasco Da Gama

wondering how fair the NHS is,..

an old man, who has contributed to it all his working life gets refused care basically, and just left to wither and die, (as doctors more often than no decide to just make someone "comfortable" rather than properly treating or curing them)
and someone from abroad (who hasn't been contributing to the NHS) comes here and gets IVF, operations, and god knows what care thrown at them.
it just seems unfair,..
why is an older person's life seen as not worth saving really,
it always just seems to be age-ist and unfair from a monetary point.

I don't think that anyone from abroad can just come and use the NHS free of charge can they? In fact I thought there was a big thing not so long ago about doctors complaining that they were having to chase people up who hadn't paid what they should have.
There is something about ageism though. Surely treat!entirely should be on the basis of overall health and possible outcomes not just arbitrarily on age. I actually know someone who needs a knee replacement but has been told they're too young as they're in their fourties, but what difference does that make, they still need it!

[Copernicium]

Originally Posted by Dougella

I don't think that anyone from abroad can just come and use the NHS free of charge can they? In fact I thought there was a big thing not so long ago about doctors complaining that they were having to chase people up who hadn't paid what they should have.

It depends on the treatment. A quick google reveals that A&E, family planning, some psychiatric treatment and contagious diseases are free for everyone, even if you are ineligible for free NHS healthcare.

There is something about ageism though. Surely treat!entirely should be on the basis of overall health and possible outcomes not just arbitrarily on age. I actually know someone who needs a knee replacement but has been told they're too young as they're in their fourties, but what difference does that make, they still need it!

I believe there are solid medical reasons for putting it off as long as possible, unfortunately for your friend.

[Vienna]

Originally Posted by Kooky Monster

Why is Pink getting an outstanding contribution award at The Brits? Have they run out of British artists to give it to? I wouldn't mind but she's mediocre at best.

Yeah never found her stuff any good. If they give it international singers then Madonna should've got that or kylie, they've been around longer and have done more work. Mind you if the spice girls can win it then anything goes lol

I guess if pink hadn't won it then it may have gone to Take That, and we can't have that !

[Dougella]

Originally Posted by Copernicium

It depends on the treatment. A quick google reveals that A&E, family planning, some psychiatric treatment and contagious diseases are free for everyone, even if you are ineligible for free NHS healthcare.



I believe there are solid medical reasons for putting it off as long as possible, unfortunately for your friend.

Yes emergency treatment, but not just any treatment and certainly not IVFaas far as I know.
At the moment this person has to walk with crutches, is in a lot of pain, can't drive and hasn't been able to work for months so unless there's any alternative treatment to help they're pretty much stuck right now.

[Professor Willow]

I'm a human get me out of here!

[Consolida]

About an online friend who is going through a very sad and difficult time

[Consolida]

Originally Posted by Perhaps

I was wondering yesterday if people from England relate to people from USA or relate more to people like from Germany/France? I know that England/Germany/France are in Europe, but USA is not in Europe. but they speak English like people in England.

I have never traveled before. Maybe why I'm a little bit ignorant about the world.

Hmm, that's a difficult one because if I say I generally relate better to people in certain European countries than to the people in the USA, or vice versa, I'm bound to offend someone!
I think it's true to say that how I relate to someone depends predominantly on ones personality not on where they live in the world.

Although it was once widely considered that there was not much love lost between the French and the British I always found most of them to be very friendly and polite whenever I went there, with just the exception of a few. I haven't been to Germany for a long time but again they were generally fine accept, I hear, when it comes to greedily grabbing all of the sun loungers around the pool

Needless to say, most Europeans put us British to shame when it comes to learning other languages although English is considered to be pretty easy to learn in comparison, isn't it?

I think a lot of Italians are great. And Greeks too. I love their exuberance for life and how they are generally warmer in character and often wear their hearts on their sleeve. I think I prefer that to some of the cooler reserved British folk.

As for the USA. I guess I was surprised how so many of the service industries (shop assistants, hotel staff, taxi drivers, street cleaners, etc) were mostly made up of immigrants who had come over from other parts of the globe in recent years to make a living and presumably a better life for themselves. They were all so helpful and incredibly hardworking but I don't know how representative they were of the the American population who were born and bred there. To my knowledge, I didn't bump into any gun wielding Trump supporters.


Forgive me if it wasn't you, Perhaps, but did you say you were learning German? Is this a Country you are planning on visiting?

[Perhaps]

Consolida, I enjoyed reading every single word.


And yes, I'm learning German. Well I was supposed to study German yeaaaaaaars ago, but I didn't continue my education.
Nowadays I want to work on myself, so I'm trying to learn it by myself.

I only daydream about travelling the world, definitely not planning to. I mean it's not that simple. xD and even if I had the money, my social anxiety is really crippling.
Through the internet/youtube I see wonderful places on earth, I feel like..wow I bet it's so wonderful walking in the rain/touching the snow, climbing that mountain, eating different food,etc

[Professor Willow]

I really need an eye test, my left eye is significantly weaker than my right one.

[Indigo_]

^ I had an eye test today. £33! When did eye tests become so expensive!

[Schmosby]

I need to get mine done as can hardly focus anymore. Not great given my job involves reading information.

[A Whimsical Stranger]

Originally Posted by Indigo_

^ I had an eye test today. £33! When did eye tests become so expensive!

That is insane. Eye tests are free in Scotland.

[Toxic]

What the hell

The last time I had an eye test I'm sure it was a tenner

..perhaps that indicates its been years and I really should stop avoiding the letters. (hmm..I would think its been about 6 years..)

[Indigo_]

Yes, I had also held onto the belief that they were £10

[Rocket Spud]

Originally Posted by Toxic

What the hell

The last time I had an eye test I'm sure it was a tenner

..perhaps that indicates its been years and I really should stop avoiding the letters. (hmm..I would think its been about 6 years..)

Free eye test at Specsavers

Also:

For those that didn't know: Anyone working for an employer and uses a computer regularly as part of their role will get free eye test vouchers from their employer (and a further voucher towards the cost of glasses/contacts depending on their prescription). Just ask your boss or HR department.

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[AireleeBray]

^ usually specsavers will hand out free eye test vouchers. but ive learnt their staff are very pushy at selling.

im really trying to find a good career to start in my late 20s, i dont know what i can get into from nothing that has good prospects. im feeling like ive ruined my chances

[Dougella]

^ Late twenties is a perfect time to get into any career, you could do anything you wanted! (Apart from maybe like an Olympic gymnast or something, but I'm guessing that's not your plan?!)

[anxiouslondoner]

My nose is so blocked up, I'm basically forced to breathe out of my mouth consciously and it's really kind of distracting.

[limey123]

Originally Posted by Perhaps

And yes, I'm learning German.
Nowadays I want to work on myself, so I'm trying to learn it by myself.

I'm also doing this.

I had an eye test yesterday, cost me £10 with a voucher I brought along

[Professor Willow]

It would be really helpful if there was an easy way to tell if a guy is gay or not.
Some sort of labelling system would be really convenient but I seem to remember that didn't go down too well when when a German loonatic tried it in the 1930s.

[Professor Willow]

I don't have a partner, I have a millstone round my neck, a ball and chain, a barnacle, a leech sucking the happiness out of me.

[anxiouslondoner]

^ get out then!!!
You know what the problem is and you know what the answer is.
The next step is doing something about it.